You're right about the problems assiciated with how we treat what should be a utility more or less or at least supported like one. But thw cost of providing full coverage increases basically exponentially as you attempt to provide access to more and more rural locations until it becomes uneconomical and not too environmentally friendly. NTN is the only cost effective way to provide full coverage. AST is trying to provide what is likeky the most efficient solution for rural coverage, high demand IoT, FirstNet coverage, disaster relief, and coverage for national security.